EDUCATION:

Bachelor of Computer Science, General Stream
2002 - 2009
Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario
- Co-op Option
- Minor in Business
- Awarded placement on the 2002-2003 Dean's List
- Nortel Networks Scholarship, Carleton University, awarded 2002
- Aiming For The Top Scholarship, awarded 2002

SKILLS PROFILE:

- Enhanced Reliability Clearance with the Canadian Government
- Object-Oriented Programming (OOP): C++, Java, C#, VB.NET
- Web Development: HTML, XHTML, XML, CSS, JavaScript, ASP, ASP.NET, CGI and
PERL
- Relational Databases: SQL, t-SQL and PL/SQL, SQL Server 2000 and Oracle 8i/9i
- Operating Systems: MS DOS, MS Windows 3.0 up to and including Windows Server
2003, Linux/UNIX, Solaris

WORK EXPERIENCE:

Product Support
May 2006 - August 2006,
December 2006 - April 2007
Alcatel-Lucent, Ottawa, Ontario
- Developed a new web-based tool using ASP.NET to support business needs for a
global network auditing team
- Responsible for all phases of development from writing a Functional
Specification to development, testing and deployment
- Designed and set up a database schema for the application
- Technologies used include C#, CSS, HTML and PL/SQL

Web Developer
January 2006 - April 2006
Alcatel, Ottawa, Ontario
- Responsible for updates and changes to several existing web applications with
audiences ranging from small to large in the case of a highly used directory
service
- Used Visual Interdev, Visual Studio .NET, IIS, Oracle
- Developed in ASP and ASP.NET (VB and C#)
- Performed testing and handled support requests from clients across North
America 

Consultant
May 2005 - August 2005
CGI Group, Inc, Ottawa, Ontario
- Performed the duties of lead developer for a web application developed to
allow many companies to hold a United Way Workplace Charitable Campaign each
year
- Used MS Visual Interdev, Visual SourceSafe, MS SQL Server 2000, IIS 5.0
- Developed using ASP, HTML, CSS and JavaScript
- Responsible for unit testing and integration testing

Web Editor
May 2004 - April 2005
Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat, Ottawa, Ontario
- Performed standard site maintenance tasks for a portion of the public web
site
- Designed with the Government of Canada Common Look and Feel
- Developed in ASP using MS Access and SQL Server databases

OTHER EXPERIENCE:

Associate Editor
2003 - 2007
GamingExcellence, Ottawa, Ontario
http://www.gamingexcellence.com
- Wrote many game reviews and previews for one of the largest online video game
media publications in Canada by content
- Responsible for writing and posting news releases, as well as editing articles
from other journalists
- Attended and reported on large industry events including E3 2006, X05 and X06
Canada